Tag Archive: Kanye West

Kanye West made a surprise appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight to perform ‘Bound 2′, the second single and arguably best track from AOTY Yeezus. With R&B legend Charlie Wilson in tow and house band The Roots providing backing (along with a young choir), the exuberant performance was a refreshing change from Ye’s dour VMAs appearance …

Kanye West has dropped a new track called ‘Clique’, which is likely to appear on his forthcoming G.O.O.D. Music collaborative LP Cruel Summer. The clique includes Jay-Z and Big Sean here, and the song features a brazen, attention-grabbing line from Yeezy referencing Kim Kardashian’s sordid past: “Ate breakfast at Gucci/ My girl a superstar all …

The Jay-Z-curated Budweiser Made In America Festival kicked off in Philadelphia over the weekend, and it looked pretty damn epic. The first day included a set from HOV himself — featuring a pre-recorded speech from President Barack Obama — plus a surprise performance from the G.O.O.D. Music crew (Kanye West, Common, 2 Chainz, Big Sean and …

Rising Atlanta rap goofball 2 Chainz has released a video for his Based on a T.R.U. Story single ‘Birthday Song’, featuring Kanye West. Directed by Andreas Nilsson — the man behind some seriously weird and great videos for the likes of Yeasayer, MGMT and Fever Ray — the clip details a surreal birthday party and takes the objectification …

A six-minute combination video has just dropped for ‘I Wish You Would’ and ‘Cold’ (formerly ‘Way Too Cold'; formerly ‘Theraflu‘), two recent DJ Khaled and Kanye West collaborations. The former features Rick Ross, while the latter features a cameo from Kim Kardashian, and the shaky clip takes place in an underground tunnel with all of …

Last night’s 2012 BET Awards were notable for a few reasons, including the triumphant return of D’Angelo, a new trailer for Django Unchained, and the debut of Kanye West’s new single ‘New God Flow’. Kanye and his G.O.O.D. Music compatriots Pusha T, Big Sean, and 2 Chainz opened the show with a medley of ‘Mercy‘ and ‘Cold‘, before Ye …

Wu-Tang mastermind and kung-fu scholar RZA has finally dropped the first trailer for his long-gestating directorial debut The Man with the Iron Fists. Presented by his pal Quentin Tarantino, and co-written by Eli Roth, the film stars RZA – alongside a stellar cast which includes Russell Crowe (seemingly have a ball as the villain), Jamie Chung, Pam Grier, Cung …

Kanye West has dropped an awesome video for his G.O.O.D. Music collaborative single ‘Mercy‘, which features Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz. The Nabil-directed clip is a stark and trippy black-and-white affair, featuring the four rappers – plus one woman and a dancing Kid Cudi – in a gigantic unfurnished room, seen in one …

Jay-Z and Kanye West have dropped a video for ‘No Church in the Wild’, the third from last year’s collaborative LP Watch the Throne (following ‘Otis‘ and ‘Niggas in Paris‘). The clip for the Frank Ocean-featuring number is directed by Romain Gavras (known for his work with M.I.A.), who attempts to appropriate the revolutionary spirit of 2011 here, …